Yeshivat Netiv Aryeh Parshat Tazria

 

view as webpage Parshat Tazria - Hachodesh 5782 | April 1, 2022 Rav Bina's Quote of the Week Life Events HaRav Nebenzahl's Sicha + Q&A's Staff Dvar Torah Rav Shimon Felder  Sparks of light HaRav Yaakov Katz Sefer Derech Hashem Who Am I?  My breath's so bad, I need a mask; I must be covered To my mustache. See the answer at the end of the newsletter. Quote of the week I remember an old Naomi Shemer song – "ein lanu eretz acheret" – we have no other land. When my father left Europe in 1935 to come to Palestine, his relatives said to him: "Leibel – you are meshuge", "you are going to die".  In the end he was the only one of his family who survived – all of them remained in Slonim and look at what became of my father – firstly we have Netiv Aryeh named after him. He started many Yeshivas such as Netiv Meir, Yeshivat Hakotel, Yeshivat Maale Adumim, and Yeshivat HaGolan. He was also very involved in Kiryat Shmone and Maalot. We are going to continue – we are not afraid of them. We do not have Harav Chaim Kanievsky anymore but we are going to continue. We are not moving from here, and I am not even considering moving to America but am determined to remain in the Jewish Quarter. Remember – ein od melvado there is none beside Him. Pesach is approaching – we say in the Haggadah how in every generation they try to destroy us and Hakadosh Baruch Hu saves us from their hands. He has saved us in the past and present and will save us in the future. Why some people die, why my son had to die, is not something we can understand. We are going to continue – we need a good army as well as Yeshivas. I do not understand boys who left before the end of the zman – after all would someone take off early from the army. Am Yisrael Chai veKayam. I love all of you, I love the talmidim, and I am looking forward to getting together with you at the Shabbaton on Shabbos and Motzei Shabbos to give us chizuk. I would like to end with one story – my father left the farm to shop for food for my bris in 1948. He was attacked by Arabs, and my father killed them. With the help of our Rebbeim, with the help of you and your children and grandchildren, we are going to continue. Love all of you, Shabbat Shalom, Aharon – from the ice skating rink in Rockefeller Center. ALUMNI SIGN-UP FOR SEUDOT @DRS Yeshivat Netiv Aryeh would like to wish a Mazal Tov to: Ben Spanjer (2016-18, Madrich 2019-22) upon his engagment to Shira Shicker. Nathan Hakakian (2016-18) upon his engagment to Amanda Berlin. Daniel (2015-17) and Abby Kimmel upon their marriage. Tani (2017-19) and Miri Mayer upon their marriage. Asher (1999-01) and Ora Mendelsberg upon the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Avraham. Adam (2006-07) and Arielle Azoulay on the birth of a baby girl. Michael (2008-09) and Julia Palgon on the birth of a baby boy. Noah (2011-13) and Ayelet Isaacs on the birth of a baby girl. David (2012-14) and Laura Moskovich on the birth of a baby girl. Avi (2010-12) and Stephanie Kwestel on the birth of a baby boy. Daniel (1991-92) and Esty Schilo on the birth of a baby boy. Jay and Malky Spector on the birth of a grandson. The Power of Speech This week's parsha discusses the laws of tzaraas – keep in mind that this is not the physical ailment referred to as tzaraas today. Tzaraas in the Torah is something supernatural, after all it can appear on a person's clothing or his house. The tzaraas of today is not comprised of microbes but is the result of aveiros. The story is told of someone who did not feel well and went to the doctor. The doctor, unable to find the source for his ailment, concluded that it was "a virus". The patient said: "I know I have a virus (aveiros), but which ones caused this?"  While Chazal give a few possible reasons for being afflicted with tzaraas, the primary cause is loshon hara – we must be careful not to judge others and not to speak badly of others.  While this week we are focusing on forbidden speech, there is also speech that is a mitzvah. Certainly davening and learning fall into this category but I am referring to the special mitzvah of sippur yetzias Mitzrayim, speaking the praises of Hakadosh Baruch Hu.   The mitzvah at the Seder is not to say pilpulim or drashas on the Haggadah but simply to relate the story of the Exodus, to explain that we were slaves in Egypt, Pharaoh had all sorts of evil decrees, and Hakadosh Baruch Hu took us out from there with great miracles. It is also important to speak about the mitzvoth of Pesach, matzah, and marror, for they too are included in the mitzvah of sippur yetzias Mitzrayim. The mitzvah of speech on this night is to sing the praises of Hakadosh Baruch Hu as well as to discuss the halachos of Pesach, matzah, and marror is also included in this mitzvah. The primary focus should be on explaining to ourselves and to others that we were slaves in Egypt and Hashem took us out from there. We should not forget all the things Hashem has done for us, as we say in the Haggadah: "kama maalos tovos laMakom alenu". Matzah is always a Torah commandment, while today marror is D'Rabbanan because the Torah commands that it be eaten together with the Korban Pesach. We hope and pray that we will be able to offer the Korban Pesach bimhera beyamenu.  All credit goes to Yeshivat Netiv Aryeh